The world comes to Syracuse University, and during the fall semester the music of the world can be heard as well.
The world music concert series Performance Live begins at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, in Setnor Auditorium with a West African drum and dance performance by Biboti Ouikahilo and Wacheva. The performance is free and open to the public as well as all performances in the series.
These concerts are organized by Sydney Hutchinson, associate professor of music history and cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with her course Performance Live. The course provides an introduction to world musical cultures and basic concepts about music and performance through direct experience with tradition bearers through concerts and workshops.
“This semester our discussions center on how national and ethnic identities are performed, and how belonging is negotiated through performance in multicultural societies like our own,” says Hutchinson.
Performance Live also provides the only world music concert series in the city of Syracuse.
View the schedule at SU News.